To learn more about this piece of equipment, visit the Rapid Air Movement Drill webpage.
Rapid Air Movement Drill
Operating the RAM Drill at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, during the 2023/24 field season. Credit: Tanner Kuhl.
Chris Rush operates the RAM 2 Drill near WAIS Divide camp, Antarctica, for the C-442 GHOST project (PI Sridhar Anandakrishnan) during the 2022/23 field season. Credit: Jay Johnson
IDP driller Mike Jayred tests the RAM Drill during the 2010-2011 field season for the Askaryan Radio Array project at South Pole. Photo: Michael DuVernois
IDP driller Mike Jayred tests the RAM Drill during the 2010-2011 field season for the Askaryan Radio Array project at South Pole. Photo: Michael DuVernois
RAM Drill testing at night near Raven Camp, Greenland. Credit: Tanner Kuhl
Testing of the RAM 2 Drill components at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, during the 2019/20 field season. Credit: Chris Gibson
IDP engineer/driller Jay Johnson talks with an ASC employee at Onset D field camp while the RAM Drill operates. Photo: Melanie Conner